K-12 Technology Literacy Curriculumand Assessment

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TechSteps

• Used by 110 districts nationwide• 750,000 assessments completed in 2010• Recognized in 2010 National Educational Plan for a

coordinated approach to statewide assessment

What is Technology Literacy?

The ability to use technology to:

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with others in a safe, respectful and ethical manner

• Analyze and solve problems using the appropriate tools

• Access, evaluate, manage and create information to gain information literacy

• Demonstrate creativity, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes

21st Century Learning SkillsThinking Skills

Critical Thinking• be intellectually curious• understand ways in which systems

are interconnected• exercise sound reasoning to

understand issues and make complex decisions

Creative Thinking• innovate; create, develop,

implement, and explain new ideas• think creatively, being open and

responsive to new and diverse perspectives

Strategic Thinking• understand that there are different

ways to think about an issue (metacognition)

• identify and frame unstructured problems; implement and evaluate potential solutions

Personal Skills

Collaboration Skills• work productively with others,

exercising teamwork and leadership• adapt to varied roles and

responsibilities• exercise empathy and respect

diverse perspectives

Self Direction• monitor one’s own understanding

and learning needs• locate appropriate resources• transfer learning from one domain to

another

Accountability• exercise responsibility and flexibility

in personal, workplace and community contexts

• set and meet high standards and goals for one’s self and others

• tolerate ambiguity

Literacy Skills

Information Literacy• analyze, access, manage, integrate,

evaluate and create information in a variety of forms and media (includes visual literacy)

• understand media in society

Communication Skills• understand, manage and create

effective oral, written and multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts

Technological Literacy• understand technologies• evaluate, learn and use technologies

efficiently to achieve specific goals

21st Century

Outcomes

An Actionable Model for Change

21st Century

Outcomes

essential understandings, skillsand intellectual qualities

21st Century

Outcomes

information andcommunication

(research and visual literacy)

higher-orderthinking and

problem solving

self-directionand adaptability

inter-personaland cross cultural

curiosityand creativity

essential understandings, skillsand intellectual qualities

21st Century

Outcomes

information andcommunication

(research and visual literacy)

use technologies to:explore and

investigate concepts

higher-orderthinking and

problem solving

self-directionand adaptability

inter-personaland cross cultural

curiosityand creativity

... access and manage

information

... analyzeand synthesize

... communicateand produce

qualityproducts

essential understandings, skillsand intellectual qualities

21st Century

Outcomes

information andcommunication

(research and visual literacy)

use technologies to:explore and

investigate concepts

higher-orderthinking and

problem solving

self-directionand adaptability

inter-personaland cross cultural

curiosityand creativity

... access and manage

information

... analyzeand synthesize

... communicateand produce quality

products

essential understandings, skillsand intellectual qualities

TechSteps adds rigor, relevance and engagement to standards-based lesson plans

Benefits of TechSteps

• Provide and assess 21st Century learning for every student

• Use authentic assessment to inform instruction and motivate learning

• Promote personalized learning

Recording Performance-Based Evidence

How can TechSteps help to Meet Your Curriculum

Needs?

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